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by Barr, Steven C
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v. 28 cm
( 2 reviews )
Topics: Grabaciones sonoras -- Estados Unidos, Grabaciones sonoras -- Gran Bretaña, Grabaciones sonoras...
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by Turner, Ike; Cawthorne, Nigel
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Topics: Turner, Ike, Singers, Rock musicians
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by Brackett, Nathan, 1968-; Hoard, Christian (Christian David)
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Previously published as: Rolling Stone album guide
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Topics: Popular music, Sound recordings
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by Souljah, Sister
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After a black drug dealer goes to jail in Brooklyn, his ruthless 17-year-old daughter takes over his empire. A look at the mores and manners of the black underclass, this one with money. First novel by a hip-hop artist, author of No Disrespect
Topics: African American women, Inner cities
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by Love, Courtney, 1965-; Stander, Ava
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A multi-textual memoir chronicling the life of one of our most potent pop icons. Groundbreaking rock musician. Award-winning actress. Perceptive songwriter and author. Mother. Wife of a rock god. Fashionista and trendsetter. Provocateur. In each and every one of these roles Courtney Love has demonstrated a wholehearted commitment to her art, and an intense drive and a lust for life that have made her a star and a celebrity icon--but have also led her into some unwise, uncharted, and even...
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Topics: Love, Courtney, 1965-, Love, Courtney, Rock musicians
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by Cale, John; Bockris, Victor, 1949-
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I was dreaming about my mother: 1942-60 -- Under false pretences: 1960-63, London -- With La Monte Young in the Theatre of Eternal Music: 1963-65 -- Journey to the end of the New York underground: 1965-66 -- A radical turn of events: 1966-68 -- Flying solo: 1968-71, New York -- Company man: 1971-73, Los Angeles -- The Island years: 1973-75, London -- In dangerous orbits: 1976-80 -- The terror of the moment: 1981-85 -- Songs in the key of collaboration: 1986-90 -- Death meets the Velvet...
Topics: Cale, John, Velvet Underground (Musical group), Composers, Rock musicians, Biographies
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by Russell, Tony; Pinson, Bob; Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum (Nashville, Tenn.)
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Topics: Old-time music, Discography, Country Music, United States
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hardcover, 522p
Topics: Popular Music, Rock, Indie, Punk, Alternative, History, Underground, Alternative rock music,...
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by Kiedis, Anthony; Sloman, Larry
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Topics: Kiedis, Anthony, Red Hot Chili Peppers (Musical group), Rock musicians
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by Wiederhorn, Jon, author; Turman, Katherine, author; Ian, Scott, writer of added commentary; Halford, Rob, writer of added commentary
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Introduction and afterword responsibility statements from dust jacket
Topics: Heavy metal (Music), Death metal (Music), Black metal (Music)
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by Sting (Musician)
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Having been a songwriter most of my life, condensing my ideas and emotions into short rhming couplets and setting them to music, I had never really considered writing a book. But upon arriving at the reflective age of fifty, I found myself drawn, for the first time, to write long passages that were as stimulating and intriguing to me as any songwrting I had ever done. And so Broken Music began to take shape
Topics: Sting (Musician), Sting, Musicians, Rock musicians
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by Moynihan, Michael; Søderlind, Didrik
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-361)
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Topics: Black metal (Music), Satanism, Neopaganism, Satanism in music, Church buildings
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by Knight, Nick, 1958-
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Discography: p. 48-50
Topics: Skinheads, Gangs
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Includes bibliographical references, discography, filmography, and index
Topics: Rap (Music), Hip-hop, Music, Rap (Musique), Musique, Hip-Hop, Geschichte 1968-2001, Musique -...
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Topic: Popular music
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by Richards, Keith, 1943-; Fox, James, 1945-
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Includes index
Topics: Richards, Keith, 1943-, Rolling Stones, Rock musicians
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Cover title: The Playboy interview: the best of three decades, 1962-1992
Topics: Biography, Interviews, Biographies
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by Dunleavy, Steve; West, Red; West, Sonny; Hebler, Dave
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Eleventh printing
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Topics: Presley, Elvis, 1935-1977, Rock musicians, Motion picture actors and actresses
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by Marks, Craig; Tannenbaum, Rob
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Includes index
Topics: MTV Networks, Rock videos
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by Chapman, Robert, 1954-
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 413-415) and index
Topics: Barrett, Syd, Rock musicians, Rock music fans, Lyricists
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by Wallach, Jeremy; Berger, Harris M., 1966-; Greene, Paul D
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [339]-366) and index
Topics: Heavy metal (Music), Music and globalization, Racism in popular culture
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by Cobain, Kurt, 1967-1994
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Originally published: New York: Penguin Putnam; London: Viking, 2002
Topics: Cobain, Kurt, 1967-1994, Rock musicians, Diaries
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"A Touchstone book."
Topics: Motion picture producers and directors, Motion pictures
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by Violent J (Musician); Echlin, Hobey
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596 p. : 23 cm
Topics: Insane Clown Posse (Musical group), Rock musicians
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by Snowden, Don; Leonard, Gary; Fred Patterson; Don Snowden
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Topic: Punk rock music
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by Herzhaft, Gérard
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-406), discography (p. 407-478), and index
Topic: Blues (Music)
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by Whitburn, Joel
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"Chart data compiled from Billboard's pop singles charts, 1955-2002."
Topics: Rock music, Popular music
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by Hoffman, Abbie
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Published under the author's pseud: Free
Topics: Youth International Party, Radicalism --United States --History --20th century.
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by Guralnick, Peter
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 730-742) and index
Topics: Presley, Elvis, 1935-1977, Rock musicians
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by Jenkins, Sacha
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Includes discographies
Topic: Rap (Music)
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by Ferris, William R
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Reprint. Originally published: 1st ed. Garden City, N.Y. : Anchor Press/Doubleday, 1978
Topics: Blues (Music), Blues musicians, African American musicians
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by Huxley, Martin
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Topics: Reznor, Trent, Nine Inch Nails (Musical group), Rock musicians
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by Wilson, Mary, 1944-; Bashe, Patricia Romanowski, 1949-; Juilliard, Ahrgus
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Includes discography (pages 279-286) and index
Topics: Wilson, Mary, 1944-, Wilson, Mary (Sèangerin), Supremes (Musical group), Women singers
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by Spungen, Deborah
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A mother's account of her daughter's life as a "wild child" punk rocker who was stabbed to death
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Topics: Spungen, Nancy, Spungen, Deborah, Mothers, Mothers and daughters, Punk rock musicians, Family...
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by Jagger, Mick; Loewenstein, Dora; Dodd, Philip
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Discography (p. 348-353)
Topics: Rolling Stones, Rock musicians
Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-317) and index
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Topics: Baez, Joan, Dylan, Bob, 1941-, Fariña, Mimi, Fariña, Richard, Folk singers
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by Lydon, John; Zimmerman, Keith; Zimmerman, Kent, 1953-
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Topics: Rotten, Johnny, Sex Pistols (Musical group), Popular Music
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by Living Color Productions
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Cover title
Topics: Experimental films, Independent filmmakers, Motion picture actors and actresses, Sensationalism in...
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by Rice, Timothy, 1945-
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Includes discography (p. 347), bibliographical references (p. 349-357), and index
Topics: Folk music, Folk songs, Bulgarian, Folk dancing, Bulgarian
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"A Fireside book."
Topics: Presley, Elvis, 1935-1977, Presley, Elvis, Rock musicians, Bildnis
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by Smith, Patti, author
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M Train is a journey through eighteen "stations." It begins in the tiny Greenwich Village cafâe where Smith goes every morning for black coffee, ruminates on the world as it is and the world as it was, and writes in her notebook. We then travel across a landscape of creative aspirations and inspirations: from Frida Kahlo's Casa Azul in Mexico, to a meeting of an Arctic explorer's society in Berlin; from the ramshackle seaside bungalow in New York's Far Rockaway that Smith buys just...
Topics: Smith, Patti, Smith, Fred, 1949-1994, Women rock musicians, Rock musicians, Personality and...
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by James, Etta, 1938-; Ritz, David
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Includes discography (p. [265]) and index
Topics: James, Etta, 1938-, Rhythm and Blues, Women singers, African American singers, Singers
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by County, Jayne; Smith, Rupert, 1960-
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Topics: County, Jayne, Rock musicians, Transsexuals
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by Jones, Bob, 1932-; Brown, Stacy, 1968-
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An arresting development -- From Fort Worth to Hollywood -- Send me your poor, your disenfranchised (however, please allow them to be white) -- The honeymoon -- The king and the princess -- What's love got to do with it? -- Enemies be damned -- Hall of shame -- Financial history -- The devil himself
Topics: Jackson, Michael, 1958-2009, Jones, Bob, 1932-, Jackson, Michael (Sänger), Rock musicians, Public...
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by Jourgensen, Alain; Wiederhorn, Jon
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Includes discography (p. 275-278)
Topics: Jourgensen, Alain, Ministry (Musical group), Rock musicians, Rock groups, Heavy metal (Music),...
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by Coleman, Brian, 1970-
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Includes index
Topics: Rap (Music), Rap musicians
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"With a foreword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr." on cover
Topics: African Americans, Popular music
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by Caillat, Ken; Stiefel, Steven
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Topic: Fleetwood Mac (Musical group)
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by Spitz, Marc; Mullen, Brendan
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paper, 296 p. An oral history featuring the Go-Go's, the Runaways, the Germs, X,Black Flag, and Beyond
Topics: popular music, Punk, Rock, Los Angeles, History, California, USA, America, United States, Punk rock...
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by Hoye, Jacob; Levin, David P; Cohn, Stuart
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Includes performers, performances, and comments on both
Topic: MTV Networks
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by Leaf, David
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Topics: Beach Boys, Rock musicians
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"The original official monthly magazine."
Topics: Beatles, Rock groups
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by 50 Cent (Musician); Ex, Kris
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A violent and introspective memoir that reveals not only 50's story but the story of a generation of youth faced with hard choices and very little options. A tale of sacrifice, transformation and redemption, but it is also one of hope, determination and the power of self. Told in 50's own unique voice, the narrative drips with raw insight, street wisdom, and his struggle to survive at all costs ... and behold the riches of the American Dream.--From publisher description
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Topics: 50 Cent (Musician), Rap musicians
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-250)
Topics: Dance, Africa
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by Sandford, Christopher, 1956-
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Originally published: London : Little Brown, 1997
Topics: Bowie, David, Rock musicians
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by Neal, Charles
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Cover title
Topics: Popular music, Alternative, Avant-garde, Experimental Rock, Interview, Punk
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by San Miguel, Guadalupe, 1950-
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Discography: p. [137]-142
Topics: Tejano music, Mexican Americans, Volksmuziek, Beïnvloeding, Música tejana Historia y crítica,...
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by Graff, Gary; Du Lac, Josh Freedom, 1970-; McFarlin, Jim, 1953-
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Topics: Rhythm and blues music, Sound recordings
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by Talbott, Hudson; Sondheim, Stephen; Lapine, James; Sondheim, Stephen. Into the woods
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"Scribner Paperback Fiction."
Topic: Fairy tales
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Includes index
Topics: Jazz musicians, African American musicians
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by Sabin, Roger, 1961-
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paper, 247 p
Topics: Popular Music, Punk, Rock, Cultural Studies, History, UK, England, Essays, Punk rock music
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by Guralnick, Peter
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Originally published: Dutton, 1989
Topics: Johnson, Robert, 1911-1938, Blues musicians
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by Phillips, Stacy
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Discography: p. 91-92
Topic: Dobro
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by Collin, Matthew; Godfrey, John
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-320) and index
Topics: Rave culture, Youth, Popular music, MDMA (Drug)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-230) and index
Topics: Zines, Press and politics, Alternativpresse
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by Booth, Stanley, 1942-
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Originally published: 1st Vintage books ed. New York : Vintage Books, 1985, c1984
Topics: Rolling Stones, Rock musicians
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by Glover, Tony; Dirks, Scott; Gaines, Ward
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-306) and index
Topics: Little Walter, Harmonica players, Blues musicians, Blues (Music), Biographie
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by Baines, Anthony
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"An unabridged republication of the third edition, published by Faber & Faber Limited, London, 1967, as reprinted with corrections in 1977"--T.p. verso
Topic: Woodwind instruments
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by Blush, Steven; Petros, George. edt
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Discography (p. [303]-331)
Topics: Punk rock music, Punk rock musicians
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by Shapiro, Peter, 1969-; Lee, Iara
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Includes indexes
Topics: Electronic music, Music, Music and technology, Musique électronique, Musique, Musique et...
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by Monk, Noel E; Guterman, Jimmy
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-238)
Topics: Sex Pistols (Musical group), Punk rock musicians
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Topics: Bossa Nova, Popular Music, South America, Brazil, Brasil
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by Eliot, Marc
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Discography: p. [285]-293
Topics: Ochs, Phil, Singers
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by Reisner, Robert George
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Reprint of the 1975 ed
Topic: Parker, Charlie, 1920-1955
Becoming Jimi Hendrix traces "Jimmy's" early musical roots, from a harrowing, hand-to-mouth upbringing in a poverty-stricken, broken Seattle home to his early discovery of the blues to his stint as a reluctant recruit of the 101st Airborne who was magnetically drawn to the rhythm and blues scene in Nashville. As a sideman, Hendrix played with the likes of Little Richard, Ike and Tina Turner, the Isley Brothers, and Sam & Dave- but none knew what to make of his spotlight-stealing...
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Topics: Hendrix, Jimi, Rock musicians, Rockmuziek, Ontstaansgeschiedenis
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